Overview
- Indianapolis acquired cornerback Sauce Gardner for a 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-rounder and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.
- Dallas landed defensive tackle Quinnen Williams for a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-rounder and defensive tackle Mazi Smith.
- The Jets now hold two first-round and two second-round picks in 2026 and three first-rounders in 2027, giving them significant draft flexibility.
- General manager Darren Mougey said he wouldn’t call the shift a teardown, and coach Aaron Glenn framed the changes as creating opportunity.
- New York sits 1-7 and will finish the season without two defensive stars, with Jermaine Johnson calling the departures “sick” yet pledging to keep pushing.